单词 | sparaxis |
释义 | Sparaxisn. Botany. A genus of South African iridaceous plants (related to the genus Ixia and characterized by a lacerated spathe), species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers; a plant or bulb of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers ixia1785 tiger-flower1797 Babiana1801 evening flower1801 watsonia1801 Sparaxis1836 montbretia1846 Spanish iris1863 schizostylis1864 romulea1865 Tigridia1866 kaffir lily1884 acidanthera1894 peacock flower1897 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 40 (table) Sparaxis.., Sparaxis. 1841 Duncan Hist. Guernsey 557 The innumerable species of ixia, sparaxis, and other cognate genera of Cape bulbs. 1841 Duncan Hist. Guernsey 559 The ixia, too, and the sparaxis, have lately been observed to hybridise. 1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 517/1 The true Ixias are known from Sparaxis by not having, like it, a jagged sheath. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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